​WASHINGTON — Taxes have figured prominently in both presidential campaigns, but the hefty national debt and trillions of dollars in tax breaks due to expire next year are likely to complicate the road from proposal to law, even under possible one-party rule.

The cost of just extending all or some of the expiring provisions from the 2017 ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Osceola County residents voting early won’t see the usual array of colorful political signs when they go cast ballots after the county banned them at some polling locations — a move the local Republican Party calls vague and illegal.

The county emailed candidates running for local offices Friday demanding they remove signs...Read more

Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.

The strain of bird flu virus in the pig is slightly different than the one that has been plaguing dairy cows in California and other states, which is known as B3.13...Read more

NEW YORK — Some of Mayor Eric Adams’ top advisers received pay increases this year that pushed their salaries above his, including David Banks, the since-resigned schools chancellor whose wage bump made him the highest-paid city government employee over at least the last decade, new payroll data shows.

Banks, who stepped down earlier this ...Read more

Simmons University Hillel’s temporary hut for a Jewish festival has been vandalized with “antisemitic messaging” about the Israel-Hamas war, according to the student group.

The Hillel sukkah — a shelter built to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot — was defaced with the phrase, “Gaza Liberation Sukkah.”

It’s the latest ...Read more

One person was injured Tuesday night in a shooting at the University of Bridgeport.

Officials said the suspect, who was identified as 18-year-old Dylan Cruz, fled the scene and remained on the loose Wednesday. Both the suspect and victim were described as young men. Police said Cruz may be in New York City, the Connecticut Post reported.

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An upstate New York woman intentionally jumped into Niagara Falls with her two young children, including a 5-month-old baby, state police said Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Monday when officials with the New York State Park Police and New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation were called to an area near Goat ...Read more

Grammy winner Lil Durk is reportedly thriving behind bars following his arrest last week in connection with a plot to kill fellow rapper Quando Rondo that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin instead.

The 32-year-old “When We Shoot” rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, is said to be in “great spirits” as he remains behind bars at...Read more

A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for Virginia Republicans, clearing the way for an election-eve purge of about 1,600 registered voters who were suspected of being noncitizens.

Over three dissents, the court granted an emergency appeal from Virginia's attorney general and set aside rulings by a federal judge who called the last-minute ...Read more

As Election Day arrives, people’s feelings of eagerness and anxiety can intensify. It’s normal to want to know the results, but it’s also important to make sure that when the results are announced, they’re accurate.

The Conversation U.S. has covered many aspects of the election, including the mechanics of tallying and ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and Democratic presidential nominee, is wading into Florida politics this weekend.

At two Tampa events on Saturday, Clinton will participate in get out the vote rallies, a spokesperson for the Harris-Walz campaign in Florida said.

The campaign did not offer specifics about the timing or ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday will propose Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 billion budget plan for next year.

The $300 million increase that would hit Chicago homeowners, landlords and other property owners is a major flip-flop from Johnson’s campaign vow not to employ the widely ...Read more

Boeing Co. and union leaders representing 33,000 striking workers held fruitful talks Tuesday, with the help of the Biden administration’s top labor official, as they try to end a seven-week labor dispute that’s crippling Boeing’s US manufacturing.

Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers had a “...Read more

A former lieutenant for Michael Madigan resumed his testimony Wednesday in the ex-speaker’s corruption case, where he’s giving jurors an insider look at Madigan’s influence over legislation in Springfield and Democratic Party politics.

Will Cousineau, who wore dual hats as both Madigan’s issues director in the House and also political ...Read more

For more than 100 years, media of many kinds tried to be the first to report presidential election results. Although that urge still exists, pundits and analysts are now more concerned with accuracy than speed.

That’s because of the 2020 election. A raging pandemic, a divided country, a close race, polling failures, false ...Read more

DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Wednesday announced charges against three 18-year-olds in connection with the death of an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy in Detroit last summer.

Investigators identified Marquis Lamar Goins of Detroit, and Karim Blake Moore and Raymone Raylee Debose, both Clinton Township residents, as suspects...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX may have contributed to an overall Space Coast record with its last launch over the last weekend, but a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral tonight will be the most launches Elon Musk’s company has ever sent up from Florida in one year.

A Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites is aiming for liftoff from Cape Canaveral ...Read more

Israel is considering a U.S.-led deal to end the conflict in Lebanon and move Hezbollah fighters away from the Israeli border, after assessing the militant group’s rocket arsenal has been mostly expended or destroyed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met top aides late on Tuesday to discuss a fresh proposal, his spokesperson said. The ...Read more